Yes! A 24 Hour Readathon

October 17, 2014 by Jennifer Robbins in Pop Culture & Books

Tomorrow morning at 7 am I’m participating in a 24 hour readathon! Here’s what I plan on tackling:

Ok, I know I won’t make it through all of them. That's quite an ambitious stack. But I’m going to give it my best shot!

Here’s what’s on deck:

That’s the general order of things, but I will probably skip around here and there. I’m not going to be strict with myself; I’ll take breaks and I definitely will get some sleep. But I’m going to do my darnedest to read for most of that 24 hours. I’ll be tweeting about it (you can follow along here) and updating Goodreads as well (want to see what I post over there?) and I may even dash off a quick post over as well.

So that's what my weekend looks like. Lots and lots of reading. And I couldn't be more excited!

Throwback Thursday Liz Lemon Is My Spirit Animal

October 16, 2014 by Jennifer Robbins in A Little Sparkle

A little Throwback Thursday post today. I still love 30 Rock, but I did not register for a Keurig when James and I got married :)

I’ve been told numerous times that I would enjoy 30 Rock, but I never really got around to watching it. But recently I’ve been seeing gifs of Liz Lemon on my tumblr dashboard. I was intrigued.

So I started watching 30 Rock on Netflix.

And y’all, I love Liz Lemon. Her awkwardness, her glasses, her attitude, her love of food…Liz Lemon is my spirit animal.

I am nearly as oblivious as she is in these situations. And yes, I do believe I would prefer the mozzarella sticks to another drink. Thanks for suggesting that, Liz.

When I told a friend I was moving into this house alone, she made me promise to leave the house once a day. She was afraid I would become a hermit. It might be a valid concern. Which brings me to…

Yes, I have said this before. A friend and I also decided we should throw a “I didn’t marry the wrong guy or have a baby out of wedlock” shower for ourselves. I want nice pots and pans too! And some towels I didn’t purchase at Target in college in various bright colors because I thought it would be fun to have nothing match. And a Keurig. Those things are practically required to be on a wedding registry, aren’t they?

And when I’m around a group of women I don’t know, this is how I feel. Awkward and searching for common ground.

Yes! Preferably some form of potato, but pizza would do too. Or a cheeseburger. Or patty melt. And now I’m hungry. I’m going to go talk to some food about this…

Twitterature: October Edition

October 15, 2014 by Jennifer Robbins in Pop Culture & Books

Twitterature is here again! I didn't read quite as many this month, mostly because I was too busy devouring the second and third books in the Outlander series. But I should have quite a few to share next link-up. I'll tell you why later this week :)

This is the second installment of the Outlander series. It was such a great follow up to the first, creating twists and turns you don't see coming. I love seeing the different parts of history in these books! But this one can be heart wrenching too, and if you do read it, be sure you have the next one on hand because I promise you will pick it up immediately after finishing Dragonfly. This was the book that I finished while crying on the kitchen floor... $4.99 for Kindle

I wasn't quite as taken with this one, mostly because Dragonfly ends on a bit of a cliffhanger and Voyager doesn't quite pick up where it left off! I may have skipped quite a bit of this book to see what happened, and then went back to the beginning again. I know all the stuff I didn't quite care for comes into play down the road, so it is there for a reason. (It's kind of like the Chamber of Secrets. My least favorite book but it made much more sense once you'd read the rest of the books.) I did feel like this book ended in a way that I could take some time before starting the next one so I'm forcing myself to read some other books in between. Otherwise I get way too sucked into the Outlander world. $4.99 for Kindle

The stories of these women were interesting, but it wasn't a well written book. It jumped from story to story, feeling very disjointed. But it was a quick little read and I learned some interesting information about the women behind those famous astronauts. Apparently the CW is turning the book into a TV series - I think that has some great potential. The book would be very adaptable to a series format. $9.99 for the Kindle, but I'd check your library for this one

I picked this up from the library because I'd heard it was similar to Gone Girl. Honestly, I don't think it was anything like Gone Girl, other than being a little creepy. It is by Dutch writer Herman Koch, so it is a translation. I didn't love it. It has an interesting format, taking place over the course of a dinner with flashbacks telling most of the story. Worth the read, but if you haven't read Gone Girl, I'd read that one first. $4.99 for Kindle

I finally finished Attachments! It was good, maybe one of my favorite Rainbow Rowell books. It had an ending that is more in line with how I think books should end (no spoilers) but it still has the same feel of other Rowell books. If you like her stuff, you'll like this one. If you've never read her, give this one a shot. It's an interesting take on a love story, plus it's fun to remember all the panic about Y2K :) $9.51 for Kindle - it's been on sale for under $4.99 before, so maybe wait until it goes on sale again

And that's it for this month! I'm currently working on a quite few books, and I have more stacked up waiting. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, My Life in France by Julia Child, and several others. I can't wait to tell you all about them!

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